As the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST) continues to wage their illegal protest of the Dakota Access pipeline, the media continues to mishandle, or simply ignore, the facts. The most recent example: CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper. The piece, featuring an interview with SRST Chairman David Archambault, exemplifies the inaccurate coverage the protest and…
As activity has continued to ramp up on media reporting of the Dakota Access Pipeline, the MAIN coalition is also ramping up its media and public outreach. To that end, I will be providing context and comment on behalf of the coalition moving forward. As you know, the Dakota Access pipeline has been federally permitted…
There is a pipeline crossing Lake Oahe near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. It stretches over a thousand miles from the high plains near the Canadian Border to Illinois and Indiana where the products it carries can be distributed for consumption throughout a resource-thirsty Midwest. Do you think you can guess what we’re referring to? If…
The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation (Sioux County, ND and Corson County, SD) has leased land for oil and gas exploration. The announcement of the leases was covered in the local papers in 2014. Reservation landowners came together to form a coalition with those in surrounding areas, together representing over 200,000 acres. The history of oil…
Say Anything Blog, Rob Port: In the aftermath of a holiday weekend riot at the construction site of the Dakota Access Pipeline there has been a concerted effort by the protesters and the left-wing environmental groups backing them to promote a certain narrative. Read more.
Say Anything Blog, Rob Port: Protesters looking to obstruct the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline project have used, as justification, their desire to protect the tribe’s water source. Read more.
Breitbart, Jen Lawrence: Peaceful demonstrations turned violent Saturday when protesters clashed with construction workers regarding a proposed North Dakota pipeline. Read more.
The Bismarck Tribune, Ron Ness: The increasing coverage of the Dakota Access pipeline has led many national news outlets to travel to North Dakota. Unfortunately, too much of that press coverage has focused on a narrow sliver of the Great Plains populace. Read more.